India’s arms sector eyes pivotal breakthrough with UAE: ‘confidence booster’

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India is in early talks with the UAE for potential sales of BrahMos missiles and the Akashteer air-defense system, signaling a major step in its ambition to become a key arms exporter. This move could provide India a foothold in the competitive Middle Eastern security market.

A potential sale of BrahMos missiles to the United Arab Emirates could mark a significant step in India’s push to become a serious arms exporter, giving New Delhi a foothold in one of the world’s most competitive security markets, analysts have said. The talks also include the potential sale of Akashteer, India’s automated air-defence command-and-control system, according to a Reuters report from June 22. No deal has been signed and discussions remain in the early stages, but analysts say a UAE...